Manicure-tool.



No. 766,859. PATENTED AUG. 9,1904. H. WILGOX.

. MANIGURE TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED 00120. 1903.

1910 MODEL.

UNITED STATEs Patented August 9, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY WILCOX, OF NEFVARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS,TO SCHATZ HARDWARE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF WEST VIRGINIA, OFCHAPPAQUA, NE YORK.

MANmuRE-TooL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,859, dated August9, 1904. Application filed October 20, 1903. Serial No. 177,75I. (Nmodel.)

To all whom it nmiy cone/37 1i:

Be it known that I, HENEY ILcoX, a citizen of the United States,residing at 74 Monmouth street, Newark, county of Essex, State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlVIanicure-Qloole, fully described and represented in the followingspecificationand the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

The object of the present invention is to facilitate the manufacture andimprove the construction of that class of nail-clippers in which twolevers are pivoted near one end and provided at such end with the jawsfor clipping the finger-nail.

In the present invention a nail-cleaner is pivoted upon the rear cnd'oi'the upper lever and furnished with stops to hold it in its open andclosed positions and with a hook which 20. projects at its rear end whenin its closed position to engage a recurved spring attached to the lowerlever. l/Vhen the nail-cleaner is closed, the hook can be engaged withthe spring by merely pressing the levers together,

which looks themin an inoperative position for carrying in the pocket.The nail-cleaner serves as a handle to detach the hook from the end ofthe spring when it is desired to open the levers and operate theclipper.

0 I The invention includes a stop for the cleaner when shut, a stop forthe cleaner when open, a particular construction for the spring and forsecuring the same upon the lower lever, and a particular arrangement ofthe spring 3 5 for closing the opening in the frame of the rear lever toform a bearing-seat for the fingers.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 isaside elevation of the clipperentirely opened in 4 readiness for use. Fig. 2 a plan of the upper sideof the same. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the clipper closed and the leverslocked. Fig. & is a plan of the upper side of the same, showing thenail-cleaner in its closed position. Fig. 5 shows the under side of theclipper when locked. Fig. 6 shows the lower lover of the clipperseparated. from the other parts, and Fig. 7 shows the upper side of thespring which is secured upon such lever.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section of the spring. 5 Fig. 9 is a transversesection on line 9 9 in Fig. 8, and F ig. 10 is a longitudinal sectionoi. the upper lever looking toward the edge which clears the hook on'the nail-cleaner.

Each of the levers is made of one piece of sheet metal stamped to thedesired form, the upper lever having a plate at extending its wholelength, with the jaw (z bent upwardly at one end and. side flanges 7)also bent upwardly and provided with lugs 6, having 6 pivot holes 0 forthe hinge-rivet (Z. The flanges I) are formed with notch c in theiredges adjacent to the lugs for the purpose hereinafter described. One ofthe side flanges b is formed with a notch c for apurpose to be 5described. The lower lever is likewise stamped of sheet metahwithdownwardly-bent flanges i, the upper plate of the lever being wholly cutaway by a slot 7' to permit the insertion and movement of the upperlever, excepting a cross-piece 7: at the rear end of the lever to holdthe side flanges together, and at the front end where provided with thecutting-jaw and with the jaw-plate (1/, which is extended a little backof the hinge-pin (Z.

. The nail-cleaner fis formed as a two-armed lever pivoted by a rivet gto turn horizontally upon the top of the upper lever and has the pointedend (which serves as a nail-cleaner) of greater length than the oppositeend or 30 tailpiece, which is bent downward at the end, and theprojection provided at its extremity with a catch formed as anupwardly-turned catch-hook /1.. The projection with catch-hook 72 isadapted to enter the notch a and is made of 8 5 suitable width to strikethe opposite unperforated flange b, which serves as a stop to hold thenail-cleaner extended, as shown in Figs.

1 and 2.

The flange having the notch a is provided '9 adjacent to the pivot-holesc with an upwardlyprojccting stud ti, which serves as a stop to set thenail-cleaner parallel with the body 01' the upper lever when turnedinwardly, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4E.

The extension of the plate a backwardly from the jaw is to form a stopfor the opening movement of the levers, which is eflected in pressingthe levers together.

by the contact of such plate with the bottoms of the notches 0 upon theflanges b, as shown in Fig. 1.

The lever is also provided with holes for the hinge-pin (Z, and theusual spring [is wound upon the pin and its ends extended against theplates of the upper and lower jaws to hold the levers separated, asshown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 6.

The lower flanges z' are formed with ears on to receive a cross-pin 9t,and a spring-plate 0 is formed to lie upon the lower edges of theflanges t' and provided with notches p in the edges to embrace the earsm.

The spring-plate 0 is provided with a transverse indentation q to liebeneath the pin a and is bent to press normally upward against the edgesof the flanges 2'. The spring thus lies on the outside of the lowerlever and covers the open space between the flanges and serves to form aseat to support the fingers The rear end 0 of the spring is recurved andbent downwardly and formed with shallow notch 19' to engage the hook 7Lupon the tailpiece of the nail-cleaner, which hook is made narrower thanthe body of the nail-cleaner, as shown in Fig. 2, to contact with one oftheflanges b of the upper lever in forming a stop for the openedcleaner.

When the nail-cleaner is turned inwardly, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, thejaws may be pressed together and the hook it snapped beneath therecurved end 0 of the spring 0, where it engages the notch p. The notchholds the cleaner from any involuntary movement or turning upon itspivot, but does not prevent the moving of the nail-cleaner around itspivot by the use of a little force when it is desired to open thenail-cleaner for using the clipper, as shown in Fig. 1. WVhen thusmoved, the hook l2. crowds the curved end 0 of its engaging springupwardly enough to move past the same. When thus turned, one finger canbe laid upon the top of the nailcleaner and the other upon the body ofthe spring 0, which serves as a seat or thumbpiece for the finger whenpressing the levers together for using the clipper in the ordinarymanner.

The parts for my nail-clipper canbe cheaply made by suitable tools, andthe device itself is convenient and practicable for operation.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention, what is claimedherein is 1. In'anail-clipper having the levers formed of sheet metal,the combination of two levers having each a jaw at the forward end andhinged by the rivet (Z adjacent to such jaws, the lower leverhaving theflanges z' bent downwardly and connected solely at the opposite ends byplate a and the cross-piece k, the upper lever formed with a plate (4along its lower side terminated at the front in the jaw a with theflanges Z) and lugs b bent upwardly ,two levers having each a jaw at theforward end and hinged by the rivet (Z adjacent to such jaws, of anail-cleaner formed as a two-armed lever pivoted to turn horizontallyupon the top of the upper lever, the shorter arm forming a tailpiecewith catch at the end, and the outer side of the lower lever having aleaf-spring attached thereto and having a recurved bend at its free endarranged to engage the catch upon the tailpiece to lock the leverstogether.

3. In a nail-clipper having levers formed of sheet metal, provided eachwith a jaw atthe forward end and hinged by'the rivet cZ adjacent to suchjaws, the combination, with the upper lever having upwardly-bent flanges6 one of them provided with the notch e, of the nail-cleaner f pivotedto turn horizontally upon the top of said lever and having thecatch-hook adapted to enter the notch to arrest the movement, andthelower lever having a leaf-spring attached to its outer side with itsfree end adapted to engage the catch-hook upon the nail-cleanerwhen-turned to the rear end of the clipper, the jaws being unlocked byturning the nail-cleaner horizontally upon its pivot, g to disengage thecatch fromthe leaf-spring.

. I. In a nail-clipper having levers formed of sheet metal, thecombination, with the upper lever having upwardly-bent flanges I; one ofthem provided with the stud cl and notch e, of the nail-cleaner fpivoted to turn horizontally upon the top of said leverand having atailpiece with hook h adapted to enter the notch to form a stop, and thenail-cleaner being adapted to contact with the stud d to set the cleanerin an inoperative position, and the lower'lever having a spring toengage said hook when turned to the rear end of the lever.

5. In a nail-clipper having levers with a spring to separate the same,the combination, with the upper lever having the nail-cleaner f providedwith tailpiece having upwardlybent hook /b as set forth, of the lowerlever having the flanges provided with ears m and transverse pin 72, andthe spring-plate 0 fitted to the edges of the flanges and notched toembrace the ears m, and grooved to fit beneath the pin a, and having itsrear end recurved downwardly to engage the hook it upon the nail-cleanerto lock the levers together.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HENRY WILOOX. Witnesses:

THOMAS S. CRANE, L. LEE.

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